About The Word Vegetative
Learn about the word Vegetative to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Vegetative definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Vegetative
| Vegetative Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Vegetative?
[adj] composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
[adj] (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes [adj] (physiology) used of involuntary bodily functions; "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation" [adj] of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vegetative: asexual | involuntary | nonsexual | vegetable | vegetal | vegetational | vegetive Related Terms | Find terms related to Vegetative: See Also | Vegetative In Webster's Dictionary \Veg"e*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. v['e]g['e]tatif.]
1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants;
capable of vegetating.
2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the
vegetative properties of soil.
3. (Biol.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking
of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of
nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively
animal functions; vegetal. -- {Veg"e*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --
{Veg"e*ta*tive*ness}, n.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Euphemistically ‐ in a euphemistic manner; "his violent death was euphemistically…
- True laurel ‐ small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries…
- Victimisation ‐ an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly);…
- Participation loan ‐ a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a…
- Lady fern ‐ most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate…
- Uncrystallized ‐ without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral";…
- Kolkwitzia ‐ Chinese genus of 1 species:…
- Fundamental ‐ the lowest tone of a harmonic series [adj] serving as an essential…
- Rationalisation ‐ the organization of a business according to scientific principles…
- Built-soap powder ‐ soap in powdered form mixed with…